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BHU ISO 639-3

Bhunjia

A language of India

ISO 639
bhu
Alternate Names
Bhumjiya, Bhunjiya, Bunjia
Population
6,790 (2000 USCWM).
Location:
Chhattisgarh state: Raipur district; Madhya Pradesh state: Hoshangabad district; Maharashtra state; Odisha state: Balasore (Baleshwar), Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Koraput, and Sambalpur districts, Sunabera Plateau area.
Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Oriya
Dialects
A more divergent dialect of Halbi [hlb]. Lexical similarity: 68%–72% with Kamar [keq].
Language Use
Also use Chhattisgarhi [hne]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 24% in Odisha (2001 census).
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bhunjia
Writing
Devanagari script [Deva].
Other Comments
Hindu.

Also Spoken in

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Location: Chhattisgarh state: Raipur district; Madhya Pradesh state: Hoshangabad district; Maharashtra state; Odisha state: Balasore (Baleshwar), Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Koraput, and Sambalpur districts, Sunabera Plateau area.